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Utah Utes
78 – 97
FINAL Conference
Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 Conference · Jon M. Huntsman Center · January 3, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ARIZ -17.5 Away covered
O/U 162.5 Over
Money UTAH +1200 / ARIZ -2400
Model Predictions
Spread Total UTAH win
Actual ARIZ +19 175 Lost
Massey ARIZ -18.9 (-0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 163.9 (+11.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 1% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 0% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ARIZ -15.2 (-3.8) 155.6 (+19.4) 13% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ARIZ -12.2 (-6.8) 155.7 (+19.3) 15% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ARIZ -14.3 (-4.7) 154.1 (+20.9) 16% ✓
Baseline ML ARIZ -15.4 (-3.6) 156.5 (+18.5) 13% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 27, 2025 ARIZ 83 – 66 UTAH
Feb 9, 2024 ARIZ 105 – 99 UTAH
Jan 7, 2024 ARIZ 92 – 73 UTAH
Feb 17, 2023 ARIZ 88 – 62 UTAH
Dec 2, 2022 UTAH 81 – 66 ARIZ

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings UTAH ARIZ
Overall 10-22 36-3
Conference 2-16 16-2
Home 8-9 16-1
Away 1-10 9-1
Neutral 1-3 11-1
Last 5 2-3 5-0
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 74.3 86.2
Avg Pts Against 79.1 69.4
Massey 2.0 (#137) 24.7 (#3)
Bradley-Terry 0.57 (#127) 5.94 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 0.40 (#145) 8.71 (#2)
RPI 0.512 (#145) 0.675 (#3)
Shooting & Four Factors UTAH ARIZ
FG% 47.3% 52.0%
3PT% 36.2% 37.8%
REB / G 36.1 43.6
OREB / G 10.5 13.9
AST / TO 1.24 1.51
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.7% 57.5%
TOV% 16.6% 17.5%
ORB% 30.1% 41.9%
FT Rate 27.5% 31.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 51.5% 45.3%
Opp TOV% 15.0% 19.6%
DRB% 68.9% 75.4%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 20.8%

Game Analysis

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